The people who lived on the side of the tracks
Live with harassment with the man on their ass
Not enough money for the hungry and poor
They're being starved out by the suits and the law

[Chorus]
The neighborhood's covered, we're gonna get mothered
Up against the wall was the battle cry
Up against the wall hold your hands up high
Up against the wall pull your pockets out
You gotta keep on top but you time has run out

Everyones hungry for a piece of the day
With hair cuts and nazis and holders of faith
These are the social protectors you bought
A perfect example of how money can talk

You'll never get us, we'll never give up
Up against the wall was the battle cry
Up against the wall, hold your hands up high
Up against the wall, pull your pockets out
You gotta keep on top, boy, your time has run out

Night has been conquered by the morning
You scream to the beat of, of the drum
I tried to escape without warning
Shot by the man with, with the gun
You'll never get us, but we'll never give up
Up against the wall was the battle cry
Up against the wall, hold your hands up high
Up against the wall, pull your pockets out
You gotta keep on top but you time has run out
Up against the wall was the battle cry
Up against the wall hold your hands up high
Up against the wall pull your pockets out
You gotta keep on top but you time has run out
Up against the wall was the battle cry
Up against the wall hold your hands up high
Up against the wall pull your pockets out
You gotta keep on top but you time has run out
Up against the wall was the battle cry
Up against the wall hold your hands up high
Up against the wall pull your pockets out
You gotta keep on top but you time has run out